Lichen-dominated soil crusts as arthropod habitat in warm deserts

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 579-593

  Lalley, J S ^a   Viles, H A ^a   Henschel, J R ^b   Lalley, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Gobabeb Training and Research Centre Walvis Bay   (Namibia)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Desert ecology; Namib Desert; Pitfall trapping

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARTHROPOD; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT TYPE; LICHEN; MORPHOTYPE; RANGE EXPANSION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CRUST; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 33746773625     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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